The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has partnered with recently-established Egyptian company “Tazkarti” (My Ticket), to facilitate purchasing tickets for the festival’s events, according to an official announcement. The head of Tazkarti, Montasser al-Nabarawy signed an agreement with the CIFF’s President Mohamed Hefzy, announcing that all event tickets would be available on Tazkarti’s website. The CIFF press conference revealed that 150 films in total are set to participate in this year’s edition, including 130 feature films and 20 short films. The number of presented movies is 63 and world premieres are 18, international premiers at 17, MENA premiers at 84, African premieres at five, and Middle Eastern premiers at seven. The festival’s co-production platform is named CFC (Cairo Film Connection), set to launch from November 24 until November 26.

Source: Egypt Independent November 18, 2019 11:37 UTC